Central Garage

The Highway Department’s Central Garage maintains all of the Town’s automotive fleet and motorized equipment in its 4-bay, 4-hydraulic lift facility at the highway yard.

Vehicles

The fleet includes:

10 and 6-wheel dump trucks

Buses for Recreation and Community Services

Emergency vehicles from the fire and police departments and ambulances

Heavy construction equipment such as pay-loaders and backhoes

Hybrid electric truck

Pick-up trucks

Salt spreaders including the controllers and hydraulics that operate the spreading mechanisms

Turf equipment

Utility trucks such as sewer vacuum trucks and aerial lift trucks

In addition, all of the Sanitation Commission’s refuse collection trucks are maintained by the Town’s Highway Department.

Veggie Oil Truck

In 2008, The Highway Department first put into operation the first sanitation truck to run on used vegetable oil. The “Veggie Oil Truck” still runs today saving the Town thousands of dollars in diesel costs and helping to reduce carbon emissions.

Fleet Manager

Mike Pinto is the Fleet Manager, supervising a crew of four skilled mechanics.